Biome project: New Anchor/Correspondent Field Report
Key Components - pictures of biome and iconic species (3 different pictures representing biome), desk reporter, field reporter, 3-4 min script addressing main academic topics.
Academic topics to include:
General characteristics - global locations, abundance, climate connected to latitude and global precipitation belts, precipitation patterns, soil types threats to biome, available resources, plant/animal life examples (iconic species as well as less well known species) and adaptations, human interaction, climatogram data
List of Biomes
Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Taiga (aka Boreal Forest)
Tropical Savanna/Seasonal Forest
Temperate Grassland
Chaparral
Mountain (aka Alpine)
Deserts
Tundra
Lakes and Ponds
Freshwater Wetlands (Swamp/Marsh)
Rivers
Coastal Wetlands (Estuaries, Salt Marshes, Mangrove Swamps, or Rocky/Sandy Shores)
Coral Reefs
Oceans (Open Oceans, Arctic/Antarctic Ecosystems, or Benthic/Abyssal)
Biome project: New Anchor/Correspondent Field Report
Key Components - pictures of biome and iconic species (3 different pictures representing biome), desk reporter, field reporter, 3-4 min script addressing main academic topics.
Academic topics to include:
General characteristics - global locations, abundance, climate connected to latitude and global precipitation belts, precipitation patterns, soil types threats to biome, available resources, plant/animal life examples (iconic species as well as less well known species) and adaptations, human interaction, climatogram data
List of Biomes
Resources:
Nature Sounds
More nature sound tracks
World Biomes from UC Berkeley
World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) - Our Earth main page
WWF-List of Ecoregions (Specific examples of biomes/ecosystems)
World Biomes